TSC probes students and teachers' arrest in bar

Tuesday July 11 2017

Ol Kalou Officer Commanding Police Division Wilson Kosgei. He has confirmed the arrest of Naivasha Mixed High School students and their two teachers after they were found drinking in a bar in Nyandarua on Sunday. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

In Summary

The 33 drunk students, two teachers and a school bus driver from Naivasha Mixed High School in Nakuru County spent Friday night at Ol Kalou police station.

The 11 girls and 22 boys, all Form Four candidates, were arrested at around 9pm.

The driver 30,faces charges of being drunk and disorderly and carrying excess passengers.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has launched investigations into an incident in which police in Nyandarua County over the weekend arrested 33 students and two teachers who were drinking in a bar.

The commission’s head of communication, Mr Kihumba Kamotho, on Monday said they had waded into the case to establish whether the teachers were registered by TSC, before disciplinary action is taken.

“Investigations commenced immediately after the matter was brought to the attention of the commission on Monday morning,” he said.

The 33 drunk students, two teachers and a school bus driver from Naivasha Mixed High School in Nakuru County spent Friday night at Ol Kalou police station.

CANDIDATES

The 11 girls and 22 boys, all Form Four candidates, were arrested at around 9pm.